Underlying racism, no growth for blacks or people of color, you can be terminated for defending yourself. Management is not to be trusted at all.

Advice to Management

Actually listen to the employees when they tell you there is an issue. No one trusts management because they don't listen and automatically take the side of the leaders in charge which is the ultimate setup for a corrupt system.

The company:-Our popularity and brand recognition is exploding with just modest marketing pushes and the company is investing big into growth now so just imagine the domination to follow!-Very data driven culture when it comes to team direction. Metrics are constantly expressed and improved. It's nice that teams work so closely with their data analysts.-Commitment to helping the community. Always pushing volunteer opportunities and other initiatives to boost local community entrepreneurs.-Involvement in FoodFight, a program that involves postmate couriers with delivering merchant's leftover food to local homeless shelters.-IPO soon?

Working here:-Engineers are friendly and helpful. They want everyone to succeed.-Fast paced but organized work environment. Work is planned out and prioritized well so reasonable hours and focused days are the norm.-Puppies everywhere!-Lots of opportunity to step up and take ownership.-But also lots of opportunity to take your time and learn what you need.-Got an good idea? Grab a few co-workers and make it happen! You get that freedom.-Good on-boarding system to get you up to speed.-All work done is super impactful and stimulating in the race to dominate the space-Company does a great job of keeping everyone in the loop of the progress each org is making and what is being improved.-Chill environment, work from home, work on a couch, work at your desk, whatever. Hit your commitments however you wish.

Cons

-Perks are average considering our "big name" status-Need to hire more people. There's a lot of work that needs to be done so we need more hands on deck.

Advice to Management

What can we do to attract talent based on internal highlights vs relying on our brand?

Postmates does a wonderful job of encouraging the success and upward mobility of employees. Through various initiatives like Civic Labs and ongoing uptrainings, Postmates gives back both to the communities in which it is active and to its individual employees vis-a-vis professional development workshops. Moreover, Postmates is just an all around great group of folks who are incredibly talented and self-motivated. I found my role on the Content team very rewarding.

Cons

Postmates is a startup, and like all startups, certain processes and procedures are not fully cemented. In practice, this means that workflows can sometimes be confusing, but at the same time, it provides an opportunity to participate in the creation of new, improved processes. Further more, Postmates can be quite demanding, to the extent that services like Postmates are incredibly competitive with one another. There is certainly no room at Postmates for someone who isn't willing or able to bring 110% to work everyday. Despite the demanding culture, however, there is a strong emphasis placed on work/life balance and, at least with the Merchant Team, leadership is committed to each employees' personal well-being and achievement.

Postmates was a fun and explosive place to grow, but it is what you make of it. You can learn a lot, and have the opportunity to contribute, but it can be challenging and rewarding to work remotely.

Cons

The entire operations team was let go a few months after I left the company, and they helped build the organization into what it is today. Luckily, I was able to make lots of friends, and understand this is the cost of doing business for a tech start-up that wants to be like Uber.